Rahul R
Regional Service Manager
Bangalore,KA
Summary
Results-driven Regional Service Manager with 12+ years of progressive experience in Automotive Aftersales operations across Tier-1 brands (Skoda, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Honda). Proven track record of transforming critical dealerships into high-performing units, driving customer satisfaction to industry benchmarks, and delivering sustainable revenue growth through process excellence and strategic manpower optimization.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
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Work History
Regional Service Manager
Skoda Volkswagen India Private Limited
06.2023 - Current
- Managing Pan-India's largest investor portfolio for Skoda and Volkswagen After Sales Operations across Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu regions.
- Key Achievements:
- Dealer Turnaround Excellence – Declared "AfterSales Icon" consecutively twice for phenomenal improvement; transformed a critical dealer into a top performer within a single quarter through process-driven interventions.
- Customer Satisfaction Leadership – Achieved all of India's best customer satisfaction scores: 4.87/5 (2023), 4.85/5 (2024) through systematic quality and service standardization.
- Operational Efficiency – Improved dealer productivity and efficiency by load allocation and staggering allotment, enhanced overall paid load through comprehensive process corrections.
- Parts Revenue Growth – Achieved consistent double-digit year-over-year improvement in parts per car metrics through strategic inventory optimization and category-wise analysis.
- Business Target Consistency – Consistently exceeded monthly targets; recognized as Star Performer with the highest zone-wide target achievement (consecutive quarters '24 and '25).
- Strategic Zone Coordination – Led campaign coordination, resulting in the highest target achievement Pan India across consecutive quarters; recognized by the AfterSales Head for execution excellence.
- Model-Wise Business Retention – Conducted year-wise and model-wise analysis for both brands to identify gray areas; implemented targeted process improvements, ensuring paid service car business recovery.
- Bodyshop productivity – Repair Categorization (minor, medium, major) reducing overall turnaround time and dependency; improved workshop efficiency, and customer delivery timelines.
Territory Parts & Service Manager
Hyundai Motor India Ltd
06.2016 - 06.2023
- Managed India's largest dealerships by service volume, revenue, and sales numbers (Advaith Hyundai and Trident Hyundai, Karnataka). Rapid advancement: Joined as Assistant Manager, promoted to Senior Manager in 6 years (fastest promotion in field operations).
- Key Achievements:
- Customer Complaint Excellence – Best Territory Manager Pan India for the Lowest Customer Complaints escalations, reduced CC (Customer Complaints) per 1,000 cars serviced from 3.2 (2017) to 1.9 (2020), to 1.1 (2021), to 0.9 (2022), to 0.65 (2023).
- CSI Leadership – Ranked #1 Pan-India Territory Manager with the highest Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) of 999/1000 in the JD Power survey; maintained an average workshop score of 975/1000 across a multi-workshop portfolio.
- Service Load & EV Penetration – Achieved the highest service load and EV load consistently across Pan India for 5.7 years; received a consistent 'Excellent Performer' rating across all appraisals.
- Innovation & Problem-Solving – Won Top 10 Best Idea Award (2021 & 2022), Pan India, for proposing thermal risk elimination strategies (rat bites on fuel hoses, clutch wear indicator issues); inputs implemented in the manufacturing plant.
- Dealer Profitability – Improved dealer profitability by phenomenal double digits through strategic sourcing and placement of new workshops in high-revenue spaces, and enhanced overall business sustainability.
- Network Expansion – Sourced and implemented 11 new service networks; improved Karnataka's overall service load by 8%; enhanced brand penetration, and customer accessibility.
- Service Retention – Top Pan-India Territory Manager with the highest service retention rates and average visit frequency; implemented SOPs systematically across the dealership network.
- Talent Development – Co-trained service advisors for Hyundai Service Advisors' World Skill Olympics; achieved consecutive wins (2 titles in 3 competitions), demonstrating coaching and team capability building.
Area Manager – Service
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd
07.2013 - 06.2016
- Managed one of India's largest revenue-generating markets across the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu regions; responsible for dealer management and network expansion.
- Key Achievements:
- Maiden Performance Recognition – Won the 'Exceeding Expectation Award' for FY 2014-2015 for successfully achieving business targets within the first year of joining field operations.
- Customer Satisfaction – Enhanced Dealer Customer Satisfaction Index (DCSI) with workshops securing the top 3 positions Pan India for customer experience and service quality.
- Network Growth & Penetration – Established 25 new service networks through strategic, location-based sourcing, and significantly improved brand accessibility.
- Customer retention – promoting and penetrating retention tools based on the lost opportunity of customers by convincing dealer principals. Improved customer lifetime value.
- Spare Parts Optimization – Boosted spare parts retail at dealerships by double digits through comprehensive stock analysis, fitment accuracy, and ordering refinement to company specifications.
- Innovation and Cost Reduction – Fabricated portable chain cleaning equipment implemented across dealerships; reduced chain cleaning time by 20 minutes, and cut implementation cost from Rs 35,000 to Rs 25,000 per unit.
- National-Level Recognition – The first team from the Customer Service Department to participate in the New Honda Circle (NHC) competition at the national level demonstrated technical expertise and competitive capability.
- Dealer Training & Manpower Development – Coordinated national-level skill contests for service advisors and technicians; led dealer manpower motivation programs consistently over two years.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Marketing Management
Welingkar Institute of Management
Bangalore09-2020
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering, Guindy
Chennai05-2013
Skills
Business Management: AfterSales Service Operations Management, Dealer Management, Strategic Planning, Performance Management, KPI Optimization, Cost-Benefit Analysis
Data & Analysis: Excel Advanced, Data Visualization, Analytics, Business Intelligence
Automotive Expertise: AfterSales Operations, Service Process Standardization, Bodyshop Management, Parts & Inventory Management, Customer Retention Strategies, Network Expansion, Warranty Management
Accomplishments
- Event Coordinator: Coordinated UNESCO-certified international techno-management festival "KurukShetra" (2011-2012)
- Engineering Innovation: Designed high-efficiency brick with phase-change materials (PCM) for green building; Government-funded project demonstrating 5 Celsius temperature reduction in wall penetration
- Sports: Team member Under-16 Nilgiris District Cricket Team and Under-16 Chennai Region Cricket Team; won gold medal at KVS Regional Level Tournament
- Racing: Captain of SAE EFFICYCLE and SAE BAJA team member (2012-2013). Won 1:8 scale internal combustion RC car racing at IIT-Bombay TECHFEST (2011) and NIT-Trichy PRAGYAN (2012)
Interests
Sports, Travelling, Music, Guest Lectures, Continuous Learning
Timeline
Regional Service Manager
Skoda Volkswagen India Private Limited
06.2023 - Current
Territory Parts & Service Manager
Hyundai Motor India Ltd
06.2016 - 06.2023
Area Manager – Service
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd
07.2013 - 06.2016
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering, Guindy
Master of Business Administration - Marketing Management
Welingkar Institute of Management
RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
* AfterSales Icon – Consecutive recognition for phenomenal improvement and dealer turnaround (Skoda Volkswagen, 2024-2025).
* Star Performer – Consistent monthly target achievement recognition (Skoda Volkswagen, 2024-2025).
* Best Territory Manager Pan India – Lowest customer complaints escalation and highest CSI score (Hyundai, 2019-2023).
* Top 10 Best Idea Award – Pan India recognition for innovation in thermal risk elimination (Hyundai, 2021 & 2022).
* Exceeding Expectation Award – First-year performance excellence (Honda, FY 2014-2015)